Latvia Virsliga 03/31 13:00 3 Valmiera FC v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 04/04 15:00 4 Riga FC v FK Liepaja - View
Latvia Virsliga 04/08 16:00 5 Riga FC v FK Jelgava - View
Latvia Virsliga 04/12 15:00 6 Riga FC v BFC Daugavpils - View
Latvia Virsliga 04/16 14:30 7 Tukums 2000 v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 04/21 11:00 8 Metta/LU v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 04/27 16:00 9 Riga FC v Rigas FS - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/02 16:00 10 Riga FC v SC Grobinas - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/05 13:00 11 FK Auda v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/10 17:00 12 Riga FC v Valmiera FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/14 15:00 13 FK Liepaja v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/19 15:00 14 FK Jelgava v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/24 14:30 15 BFC Daugavpils v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 05/29 17:00 16 Riga FC v Tukums 2000 - View
Latvia Virsliga 06/02 17:00 17 Riga FC v Metta/LU - View
Latvia Virsliga 06/16 17:00 18 Rigas FS v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 06/22 11:00 19 SC Grobinas v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 06/26 15:00 20 Riga FC v FK Auda - View
Latvia Virsliga 07/02 15:00 21 Valmiera FC v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 07/07 15:00 22 FK Liepaja v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 07/19 15:00 23 Riga FC v FK Jelgava - View
Latvia Virsliga 07/28 15:00 24 Riga FC v BFC Daugavpils - View
Latvia Virsliga 08/04 13:00 25 Tukums 2000 v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 08/11 13:00 26 Metta/LU v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 08/25 17:00 27 Riga FC v Rigas FS - View
Latvia Virsliga 08/31 15:00 28 Riga FC v SC Grobinas - View
Latvia Virsliga 09/14 15:00 29 FK Auda v Riga FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 09/21 13:00 30 Riga FC v Valmiera FC - View
Latvia Virsliga 09/29 13:00 31 Riga FC v FK Liepaja - View
Latvia Virsliga 10/05 12:00 32 FK Jelgava v Riga FC - View

Wikipedia - Riga FC

Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a Latvian football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Since 2016, the club has been playing in the Virslīga.

History

The club was officially registered in April 2014. The team was established before the 2015 season after a merger of two Riga based teams – FC Caramba and Dinamo Rīga. In the 2015 season, under the name FC Caramba/Dinamo, the team played in the Latvian First League by using the licence received by FC Caramba, an unrelated team founded by future FK RFS co-founder Maksims Krivuņecs, which had won promotion to the 1. līga after winning the Latvian Second League in 2014. After winning the 2015 First League and earning promotion to the Higher League, the club changed its name to Riga FC.

In 2017, Riga FC acquired the Šitiks Football Academy (Šitika FA), founded in 2001 by Genādijs Šitiks, and operates as one of its youth academies, Riga FC Academy.

In 2018, the Ukrainian Viktor Skrypnyk was appointed as coach. He managed to lead the club to two Latvian Higher Leagues in 2018, 2019 and the Latvian Football Cup in 2018.

Ukrainian manager Viktor Skrypnyk has won the first ever Virslīga title in the club's history.

Domestic

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Latvian Football Cup Top Scorer (League) Manager
2015 2nd 1/(16) 30 27 3 0 142 14 84 Round of 16 Verners Apiņš – 31 Mihails Koņevs
2016 1st 5/(8) 28 8 12 8 28 24 36 Runner-up Roberts Savaļnieks
Yōsuke Saitō – 5
Kiril Kurbatov
Dmitri Khomukha
Vladimir Volchek
2017 1st 3/(7) 24 10 7 7 28 20 37 Runner-up Bogdan Vaštšuk – 8 Vladimir Volchek
Mihails Koņevs
Yevgeny Perevertaylo
Slaviša Stojanovič
2018 1st 1/(8) 28 20 4 4 45 16 64 Winner Darko Lemajić – 15 Goce Sedloski
Mihails Koņevs
Viktor Skrypnyk
2019 1st 1/(9) 32 20 6 6 59 21 66 Semi-Finals Roman Debelko – 7 Luís Berkemeier Pimenta
Oleg Kubarev
Mihails Koņevs
2020 1st 1/(10) 27 23 0 4 60 21 69 Quarter-finals Kule Mbombo – 12 Oleg Kononov
Mihails Koņevs
2021 1st 4/(9) 28 14 8 6 54 26 50 Semifinals Stefan Milošević – 13 Denis Laktionov
Kristaps Blanks
Andris Rihters
Sashko Poposki
2022 1st 2/(10) 36 26 3 7 68 23 81 Round of 16 Marcelo Torres – 11 Thorsten Fink
Kristaps Blanks
Sandro Perković
2023 1st 2/(10) 36 27 7 2 89 21 88 Winner Marko Regža – 19 Tomislav Stipić

European

Fully up to date as of 17 August 2023

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 5 0 3 2 1 4 –3
UEFA Europa League 10 4 2 4 11 12 –1
UEFA Europa Conference League 18 9 2 7 25 21 +4
Total 33 13 7 13 37 37 0
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1QR CSKA Sofia 1−0 0−1 1−1
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR Dundalk 0−0 0−0 0−0
UEFA Europa League 2QR Piast Gliwice 2−1 2−3 4−4 (a)
3QR HJK 1−1 2−2 3−3 (a)
PO Copenhagen 1−0 1−3 2−3
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 0−2
UEFA Europa League 2QR Tre Fiori 1−0
3QR Celtic 0−1
2021–22 UEFA Champions League 1QR Malmö 1−1 0−1 1−2
UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Shkëndija 2−0 1−0 3−0
3QR Hibernians 0−1 4−1 (a.e.t.) 4−2
PO Lincoln Red Imps 1−1 1−3 (a.e.t.) 2−4
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Derry City 2−0 2−0 4−0
2QR Ružomberok 2−1 3−0 5−1
3QR Gil Vicente 1−1 0−4 1−5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Víkingur Reykjavík 2−0 0−1 2−1
2QR Kecskemét 3−1 (a.e.t.) 1−2 4−3
3QR Twente 0−3 0−2 0−5
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2QR
Notes
  • 1QR: First qualifying round
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round
  • 3QR: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round


Riga FC is a professional soccer team based in Riga, Latvia. The team was founded in 2014 and has quickly become one of the top teams in the Latvian Higher League. Riga FC has a strong and dedicated fan base, known for their passionate support of the team both at home and away games. The team's colors are black and white, and their logo features a stylized eagle. Riga FC has a reputation for playing an attacking style of soccer, with a focus on possession and quick passing. The team has won multiple Latvian Higher League titles and has also competed in European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League. Riga FC is known for its talented and experienced players, including several Latvian national team members. The team is led by head coach Oleg Kononov, who has a wealth of experience coaching in Russia and Europe. Overall, Riga FC is a dynamic and exciting team that is sure to continue making waves in the Latvian and European soccer scenes.